Ben Bernanke is to deliver remarks before Congress on the state of the U.S. economy.

Urged lawmakers to reach a deal to reduce deficit, avoid the fiscal cliff, and raise the debt ceiling.

Many investors hope the Fed will launch a third bond-buying program.

JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. (AP) — Every August, the world's financial markets shift their attention from the centers of global commerce — New York, London, Tokyo — to a mountain valley in northwest Wyoming. On Friday, they will hear a speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.

So how did Jackson Hole, Wyo., come to wield such outsize importance in global economic affairs?

In a word, trout.

In a speech in Jackson Hole, Wyo., Ben Bernanke suggests the Fed will consider further steps to boost the economy, which he describes as "far from satisfactory."

Is the Fed about to take major new action to boost the economy?